Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Raghubansh Prasad Singh of Janata Dal won the Belsand Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 42,643 votes (51.60% vote share). The runner-up was Digvijay Pratap Singh (Indian National Congress) with 9,333 votes.
A total of 33 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghubansh Prasad Singh | 42643 | 51.60% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Digvijay Pratap Singh | 9333 | 11.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Kaushlender Kumar Singh | 7190 | 8.70% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 4 | Baidhnath Prasad | 6657 | 8.10% | Independent |
| 5 | Awadh Kishor Prasad | 4144 | 5.00% | Samata Party |
| 6 | Ramchander Sahni | 3184 | 3.90% | Independent |
| 7 | M. Jainul Abedin | 2845 | 3.50% | Samajwadi Party |
| 8 | Surender Prasad Singh | 2827 | 3.40% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 9 | Pankaj Kumar Srivastav | 500 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 10 | Jagarnath Singh | 480 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 11 | Jayant Alias Naval Singh | 297 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Umashankar Singh | 239 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 13 | Janak Rai | 237 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Shiv Kishor Rajak | 200 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Kamal Prasad Gupta | 146 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 16 | Raj Narayan Ram | 131 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Mo. Islam | 126 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Ashok Kumar | 120 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 19 | Amar Kant Mishra | 119 | 0.10% | Doordarshi Party |
| 20 | Ram Shankar Prasad | 114 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Vinay Kumar Singh | 104 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Bhagwan Rai | 103 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Manoranjan Giri | 100 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Vakil Ansari | 90 | 0.10% | Indian Congress (SOCIALIST) |
| 25 | Ram Pravesh Singh | 89 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Ramvali Mehto | 87 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Rana Nawal Kishor Singh | 85 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 28 | Shashi Bhushan Rai | 80 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 29 | Hari Shankar Pd. Gupta | 79 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 30 | Thakur Bachcha Pd. Singh | 76 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 31 | Santosh Kumar Singh | 66 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 32 | Ahmad Husain | 52 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 33 | Manoj Kumar Thakur | 38 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Belsand constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 33 candidates contested for this seat. Raghubansh Prasad Singh (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 42,643 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.